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| Date: | Wednesday 29 May 1968 |
| Time: | 18:10 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172H Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N1483F |
| MSN: | 17254978 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Grand Turk -
 Turks and Caicos Islands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Pilot declared eng quit and he was ditching so.Ofgrand turk. Damage and injury index presumed.
Year later what may have been plane tail section was found off Red Bays Bermuda [possible drifting by ocean currents]
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB
2. https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/topic/765891
3. FAA Registry
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Mar-2020 19:17 | Nieman | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Apr-2022 09:01 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
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